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How many times has this phrase meant the realization of our fondest hopes or bitter disappointment? Whether it is the one or the other, we must all at some time have wondered what goes on within the portals of the Detail Office. It is therefore...

EFFORTS have been made from time to time, over a period of years, to pass legislation through Congress that would determine the maximum permissible draft or Plimsoll line to which American seagoing merchant vessels could be loaded. The principal...

RECENT publicity concerning the Naval Reserve* indicates a gratifying interest on the part of the regular service. It is believed that the following brief description of an ideal Naval Reserve armory should interest other reserve units and those...

BOOK DEPARTMENTMembers of the Institute may save money by ordering books through its Book Department, which will supply any obtainable book. A discount of 10 per cent is allowed on books published by the Institute, and 5 per cent on books...